David FitzGerald

@FitzGeraldUCSD

Sociologist & CoDirector of . Author of CULLING THE MASSES & NATION OF EMIGRANTS Researching policies

Univ. of California, San Diego
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Joined April 2014
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    EXCLUSIVE senior CBP official says the U.S. will no longer prosecute parents who cross the border illegally with children

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    Jun 20

    Here’s my quick analysis of Trump’s executive order of family separation & family detention

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    23 hours ago

    People, READ the presidential order purporting to address the jailing of children by DHS. It replaces one problem (jailing kids) with another (jailing families) and is so ambiguous as to create more problems:

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    24 hours ago

    The Department of Health and Human Services said the children who have already been separated will not be reunited with their parents. "For the minors currently in the unaccompanied alien children program, the sponsorship process will proceed as usual."

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    Jun 20

    Hugely important: Trump E.O calls for detention of families NOT just while parents are prosecuted for misdemeanor illegal entry. He wants to detain them for their immigration proceedings too--proceedings that often take years to complete.

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  6. Jun 20

    For all the media and policy attention to and resettled refugees, they are a tiny % of the world's displaced population. Rich democracies use remote controls to keep most refugees from ever reaching their territories. Global Trends report

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  7. Jun 20

    my comment to on inaccuracies in Sec. Nielsen's press conference Monday and the Trump administration's refusal to use alternatives to detention

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    Jun 20

    In the summer of 2015, 1.5 million refugees arrived at Europe’s borders. This article examines how and why this humanitarian crisis was transformed into a“racist crisis”.

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    Jun 19

    Since the president is lying about this, I'll reiterate that we obtained internal CBP documents that show that ****91%**** of parents whose kids are taken away are being prosecuted for misdemeanor FIRST TIME entry.

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  10. Jun 19

    Psychologists warn of how separation from parents creates long-lasting harm

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  11. Jun 19

    1st lawsuit challenging family separations since Sessions announced new policy. Court filing: Article:

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    Jun 19

    Here's my appearance on discussing my & reporting about how family separation sometimes extends to ports of entry and does not only target people who cross border illegally, despite what says:

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    Jun 18

    How to mislead with statistics, DHS Secretary Nielsen edition

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    Jun 18

    Central American refugees are in the news (again). has analysed the forms of persecution they face at home + risk profiles in our country guidelines: Honduras El Salvador Guatemala

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    Jun 19

    I’m at the Brownsville port of entry today. About 15 people are camped out on the bridge, saying that they are seeking asylum and being told to “wait.” Most have slept here for the last two nights or longer.

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  16. Jun 19

    Trump administration policies clog immigration courts to unprecedented levels - more than 714,000 - a third higher than under Obama.

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    Jun 18

    From an immigration lawyer on the , here's recommended orgs that do either direct legal services/impact litigation to donate $:

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    Jun 19

    . – they say they wont separate families that have proper documentation at point of entry. But one father I spoke w showed his docs and they told him that he didnt have enough proof. There are instances when asylum seekers present thmselves legally and theyre separated

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    Jun 19

    In contrast, family separations are a feature, not a bug, of ’s border policies, said : "The are not the small-scale collateral consequences of a border policy, but rather a deliberate initiative.”

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  20. Jun 19

    “In Trump’s case, family separations are a feature, not a bug, of the administration’s border policies.” My comment in by # via

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